The Glyders
 Snowdonia

a selection of my many
pictures of this northern part of Snowdonia

(most of my early mountaineering years
weres spent in this part of Wales)
on Wellingborough Mountaineering Club meets

 

the Cantilever stone on Glyder Fach starting with on
Glyder Fach
with
the Cantilever Stone
the Cantilever stone again the same
Cantilever Stone
from a different view point
on a different day
Glyder Fach summit the cantilever stone is
only metres from the summit of
Glyder Fach
which reaches
994 metres
Glyder Fach main gully Main Gully
on Glyder Fach

we had planned to climb
the Chasm route

due to rain we decided
to climb this grade one scramle instead.

its a good gully and an interesting alternative route to the summit
of Glyder Fach.

Tryfan in clould above the cloud,
near the
summit of
Tryfan

3010 feet
looking towards
Y Garn
3104 feet
from
Glyder Flawr
3279 feet
Tryfan
3010 feet
from
the
Glyders
Adam & Eve on top of Tryfan Adam
&
Eve
the summit
of
Tryfan
3010 feet
looking towards Tryfan
from
Foel Goch
2726 feet
Llyn Bochlwyd Llyn Bochlwyd
above Lyn Ogwen

is more famously known
by its nickname

"Lake Australia"

as this picture clearly shows
Carnedd Y Filliast Carnedd Y Filiast
from the A5
Carnedd Y Filliast Carnedd Y Filiast (left)
this time from Gefnan

(right) is Elidir Flawr
Elider Flawr Elidir Flawr

from Talywaen

 

 

 

 

visit Tryfan

at 3010 feet
its the lowest of the Welsh 3's

 Tryfan Goat

 

 

Welsh mountain index

Snowdonia climbing pictures

high above the Ogwen valley

 

 

 

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